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What's your mum called?

245 replies

BananaPhone · 17/10/2012 22:04

Thinking about the cyclical nature of names - those that I used to think of as awful 'granny names' when I was younger - Florence, Edith, Mabel etc - are wildly popular now.

I wonder what the equivalent names will be for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren?

My mum is called Christine (I am in my mid 30s).

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NotMostPeople · 18/10/2012 00:11

My mother is Daphne in her sixties, MIL is Joy. I like both names but DH wasn't so keen.

droitwitchymummy · 18/10/2012 00:11

I'm 44 and mum's name was Janet

droitwitchymummy · 18/10/2012 00:13

Oh and MIL is Barbara

SoozleQ · 18/10/2012 00:38

DM is Patricia Ann (as is, bizarrely, one of my friend's mum) - mid 60's. I also have 2 friends called Patricia (shortened to Trish) in their mid 30's. Must be more common round my neck of the woods.

DMIL is Phyllis - not sure I can see that coming back - also mid 60's

frazzlerock · 18/10/2012 00:45

Jeanne (As in Genie)

MIL is Frances

I'm 33

QueefLatina · 18/10/2012 00:50

Amanda, though family call her Mandy.

Gugglebum · 18/10/2012 00:53

My Mum is Linda, late MIL was Janette. I'm late-ish 30's.

UltraBOF · 18/10/2012 00:55

Rose

xmasevebundle · 18/10/2012 01:05

Julia! Born in the 60's

She prefers julie( i love julia though)

Longdistance · 18/10/2012 01:58

My mum is Maria, and mil is Jacqueline (Jackie).

RichManPoorManBeggarmanThief · 18/10/2012 02:09

Tessa. Born in 1948. Gets very fucked off about being called Tess

janji · 18/10/2012 03:33

Mum called Angela and mil called Mavis!!

WhispersOfWickedness · 18/10/2012 04:02

Oh, loads of Patricias, perhaps I was wrong about its popularity!
MIL is Zena, now I'm fairly certain that has never been very popular!

Titsalinabumsquash · 18/10/2012 04:05

Mum was called Jayne, she'd be 52 now Smile

ScarePhyllis · 18/10/2012 04:11

Anne, born early 50s. It is super not popular at all right now, surprising for such a classic, traditional name.

CheerfulYank · 18/10/2012 04:17

Mine is Jody, born in 1960.

MIL is Suzanne, born 1950 or so.

IsSpringSprangedYet · 18/10/2012 04:23

My mum is Jacqueline and she is late 40s. She hates it and prefers Jackie or Jack. MIL is Ruth and she is late 70s. I'm 29.

mathanxiety · 18/10/2012 05:06

Anastasia. I am late 40s, she is late 70s (born 1930s). It's an old family name in her family and it has been used in the grandchildren's generation too.

Boobz · 18/10/2012 05:27

Kathryn, but uses her middle name Jane. She's early 60s, I'm mid 30s.

MIL is Barbara. I think that might come back one day - Babs is fun.

Boobz · 18/10/2012 05:28

Actually I am early 30s.

issyocean · 18/10/2012 06:26

Anne-Marie she is early 60's

kittencuddles · 18/10/2012 06:27

My mum is in her mid 50s and is called Molly. She hated it as a child because no one was called it but it has been really popular recently.

My Mil is in her 60s and is Mary.

JazzAnnNonMouse · 18/10/2012 06:45

Beverley I'm 21
Mil is Joanna

SpanglyGiraffe · 18/10/2012 06:46

Clare & I'm 21. Her middle name is Anastasia which she hates, but I absolutely love it!

SomersetONeil · 18/10/2012 06:47

Mum was called Helen and would be early 70s now. MIL is Mary.

DD is Helena Mary.